Georgia N. Alexakis
Georgia N. Alexakis | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Rebecca R. Pallmeyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Georgia Nick Alexakis 1978 (age 45–46) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) Northwestern University (JD) |
Georgia Nick Alexakis (born 1978)[1] is an American lawyer who is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education
Alexakis earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 2000 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2006.[2]
Career
Between college and law school, from 2000 to 2003, Alexakis worked as an associate and then as a consultant at the
Nomination to district court
On February 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Alexakis to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] Her nomination received the support of Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.[3] On February 27, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Alexakis to the seat being vacated by Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, who will assume senior status on August 1, 2024.[4] On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote.[6][7] On April 30, 2024, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–42 vote.[8] On May 1, 2024, the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 54–44 vote.[9] She is awaiting her judicial commission.
References
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Forty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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- ^ "Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Nominations Of Judge Nancy Maldonado To The Seventh Circuit, Georgia Alexakis To Serve As United States District Court Judge". RiverBender.com. February 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 18, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominations to the Full Senate" (Press release). United States Senate Judiciary Committee. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgia N. Alexakis to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Georgia N. Alexakis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". United States Senate. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
External links
- Georgia N. Alexakis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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